Does anyone know how to correctly pronounce Bouygues?
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Does anyone know how to correctly pronounce Bouygues?
bo-wee-kay should be close
??? I though it was more like boy-gheezQuote:
Originally Posted by zencentury
oh, I was having a dyslexic moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eden
Is that supposed to be a Q or a G?
Doesn't matter. It's French.
You know how Flavor Flave says "boy-ee"?
Then it's "boy-ee-gay" but say it fast.
This is not easy to demonstrate through writing:p
Sorry ladies. Here's how the French say it:
BOO-EE-GUE
BOO as in BOOt
EE as in E-mail
GUE as in roGUE (very quickly)
There is no "Boy" sound and the final S is mute (as always in French).
Bouygues is a big French corporation that started in the construction business but is mostly known, to my knownedge, as a cell phone operator also involved in the media (TV and/or cable, not sure).
I looked on Youtube for one of their ads but most of them don't say the company name. In this one, it's said at the very end: http://youtube.com/watch?v=huV-gE8rcAw (and there's nice kitties in the ad so it's worth watching)
I just looked that up aussi and found the same info. The French corporation has the question on their website and says it's "buig" or "bweeg"Quote:
Originally Posted by Grog
Hmm, learn something new everyday.
thank you!
!! What's it mean?!! Is it just a company name?
Bouygues Telecom is a French cycling team. Home of Thomas Voeckler, who won the hearts of many as he valiantly held and defended the yellow jersey against Lance Armstrong.
Of course, I liked the team better when it was Brioches La Boulangère...just felt more fun to support a french bakery than telephone company
Huh.
I always pronounced "bourgeois"!
:rolleyes:
that's exactly what I said, except in I said it in Zen-ese :p:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Grog
It's a family name (Francis Bouygues, originally) and became the name of the company. I think it's of Auvergnat origin (central France).